Browsing apparatus and browsing method

Abstract

When one is selected from a plurality of channel and title display regions (channel cards) indicating titles displayed on a selection screen in a display screen of a display part, display contents of the channel card changes over to information such as a title, an summary and a date of issue while an article composed of a title, a text and images is displayed on a detailed screen.

1 . A browsing apparatus comprising: 
 a screen part that displays a plurality of card-like selection buttons indicating identification data for identifying subjects of retrieval;    a selection receiving part that receives a selection of one of the selection buttons; and    a display control part that displays one of the subjects of retrieval corresponding to the selected selection button in the screen part.    
   
   
       2 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the subjects of retrieval are electronic documents; and    the identification data are at least one of titles of the electronic documents and images as representative ones of the images contained in the electronic documents.    
   
   
       3 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the identification data is displayed readably in a region less than a half of a display area of the selection buttons.  
   
   
       4 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the selection buttons is shaped like a rectangle having an aspect ratio in a range of 1:3 to 3:1.  
   
   
       5 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selection buttons displayed in the screen part are arranged in a form of a lattice.  
   
   
       6 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display control part displays at least one of a title, summary and date of distribution of the subject of retrieval corresponding to the selected selection button in the selected selection button along with or in place of the identification data.  
   
   
       7 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display control part displays the selected subject of retrieval in a region or window different from the region or window where the selection buttons are displayed.  
   
   
       8 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display control part displays the selected selection button or contents displayed in the selected selection button in a mode different from a mode in which the non-selected selection buttons or contents displayed in the non-selected selection buttons are displayed.  
   
   
       9 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display control part divides a display screen of the screen part into two screen parts, displays the plurality of selection buttons in one screen part and displays the selected subject of retrieval in the other screen part.  
   
   
       10 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the selection receiving part is a transparent touch panel which is disposed on the screen part.  
   
   
       11 . The browsing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a display record medium capable of rewriting information and visibly displaying the information, wherein    the display record medium is detachably attached to the browsing apparatus, and    the display record medium is configured to be a rectangular shape, and    a size of a display record area of the display record medium is bigger than a size of the selection button and is smaller than a size twice as big as the size of the selection button.    
   
   
       12 . A browsing method comprising the steps of: 
 displaying a plurality of card-like selection buttons indicating identification data for identifying subjects of retrieval in a screen part;    receiving a selection of one selection button from the plurality of selection buttons; and    displaying one of subjects of retrieval corresponding to the selected selection button in the screen part.    
   
   
       13 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , wherein 
 the subjects of retrieval are electronic documents; and the identification data are at least one of titles of the electronic documents and images as representative ones of the images contained in the electronic documents.    
   
   
       14 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , wherein each of the identification data is displayed readably in a region less than a half of a display area of the selection buttons.  
   
   
       15 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , wherein each of the selection buttons is shaped like a rectangle having an aspect ratio in a range of 1:3 to 3:1.  
   
   
       16 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of selection buttons displayed in the screen part are arranged in a form of a lattice.  
   
   
       17 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of: 
 displaying at least one of a title, summary and date of distribution of the subject of retrieval corresponding to the selected selection button in the selected selection button along with or in place of the identification data.    
   
   
       18 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of: 
 displaying the selected subject of retrieval in a region or window different from the region or window where the selection buttons are displayed.    
   
   
       19 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of: 
 displaying the selected selection button or contents displayed in the selected selection button in a mode different from a mode in which the non-selected selection buttons or contents displayed in the non-selected selection buttons are displayed.    
   
   
       20 . The browsing method according to  claim 12 , further comprising the steps of: 
 dividing a display screen of the screen part into two screen parts;    displaying the plurality of selection buttons in one screen part; and    displaying the selected subject of retrieval in the other screen part.